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Getting a grasp of occupational therapy... Ms. Teri Nyblom, Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant, Lt. Angela Sadosky, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Chiropractic Services Department Head, and More

From forgotten softball trophies of the early 1980s to recent accolades from innumerable residents, interns and staff of Naval Hospital Bremerton, family physician and retired Navy Capt. Ronald F. Dommermuth ha More

Attentive to the top...As Naval Hospital Bremerton honored the 126th Navy Chief Petty Officer Birthday, morning colors were conducted by the trio of Chief Hospital Corpsman (Fleet Marine Force) David Squires(sh More

Staff members of Naval Hospital Bremerton's Branch Health Clinic Bangor Dental Services Directorate gather for a group photo to commemorate the 103rd birthday celebration of the Navy Dental Corps, which was fou More

A cut above…Cmdr. Robert Holmes, prosthodontist assigned to NHB/NMRTC Bremerton’s Branch Health Clinic Bangor, is assisted by Lt. Dayoung Pierce in the traditional cake-cutting portion of the Dental Corps’ birt More

For the hospital corpsmen assigned to Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Unit (NMRTU) Everett, the Hospital Corps inception date of June 17, 1898 is more than just recognizing their corps' birthdate. The date More

A Show of Arms…Navy Medicine Readiness Training Unit (NMRTU) Everett staff remember Women’s Equality Day, celebrating women’s suffrage and the passage of the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution in 1920, gra More

Negotiating the bend of the road - as in life - even at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, circa 2002, required soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines to lend a hand to those in need. Noted actor and comedian Robin More

Under the rainbow ... The Joint Commission (TJC) and Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Medical Inspector General (MEDIG) survey teams will visit Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) and its branch medical clinics at Na More

Helping to steer his way in retirement...Naval Hospital Bremerton's Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Tom Countryman presents retired Chief Boatswain Mate Jerry Irvine with an honorary shadow box encapsulating his More

Five year ago after the devastating earthquake hit Japan, then-Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jerry Wagner, Naval Hospital Bremerton's Patient Administration Operational Forces Liaison, provides assistance on coor More

Terry Lerma, Naval Hospital Bremerton Emergency Preparedness coordinator, shares with staff members on proper protocol and procedures during mock drill scenarios as part of the continual training for all hands More

Raising the bar for Back to School/Sport Physicals... Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) is helping military families get a healthy head start on ensuring their school age children are back to school/sport physical More

A shining light...Naval Hospital Bremerton can help beneficiaries recognize and cope with SAD - Seasonal Affective Disorder - a mood disorder triggered by a change in seasonal weather patterns such as shorter d More

Up to snuff? The aptly named 'Mr. Gross Mouth' provides a visual mock-up reminder on how smokeless tobacco impacts a user's entire mouth. From cavities to tooth loss, gingivitis and gum recession, along with li More

Oral cancer can give someone quite the mouthful. Pat Graves, NHB Tobacco Cessation coordinator, displays a mock model of how dangerous and destructive tobacco products, specifically smokeless tobacco, can be to More

Forty years at the current locale on Ostrich Bay for NHB/Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bremerton has had many staff, patient and guest visit the command, including occasional wildlife such as the More

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Carloconrado Limos poses for an official portrait (Official Navy photo)

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Vincent Kucera, lead nuclear medicine technician at the Naval Hospital Bremerton Radiology Department, explains the state of the art equipment in nuclear medicine that combines singl More

Naval Hospital Bremerton regularly conducts emergency preparedness training to handle such disaster scenarios as dealing with mass casualties after a sizable earthquake...but when such a disaster strikes - seis More

Sharing more than just a smile, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (Fleet Marine Force) Robert de Lange settles back and banters with other Naval Hospital Bremerton staff members and Armed Services Blood Program perso More

Then as Now: Transportation advancements over the years ... Whether by waiting hospital corpsmen handling driver duties or on the road before the rising sun in the inaugural Patient Shuttle service with Madigan More

With Navy Medicine’s ‘Women’s Health’ theme for October, as well as Breast Cancer Awareness month, Mona I. Sherlock - affectionately referred to as ‘Mammo Mona’ by patients and peers alike - Lead Mammography Te More

A crushing –all too preventable - loss…NHB/NMRTC Bremerton provided a visual reminder on the deadly dangers of drinking and driving posting the remains of what used to be a new car, demolished by the drunk driv More

A cut above using the official Navy Medical Corps birthday scalpel ... Naval Hospital Bremerton Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher Quarles shares with Capt. Michael Maddox of Otorhinolaryngology Department an More

It's another successful wash by Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class David Guerrero with Branch Health Clinic Bangor ... hand hygiene in health care plays a vital role in infection prevention and is considered the most More

Regardless of the angle, this year’s National Patient Safety Week theme of “United in Safety” features a quarterdeck display highlighting patient safety goals with educational material for both staff and patien More

Providing the finishing touches to a final product, assisted by Jovie Romero, is just one part of Dental Assistant August S. Cerera's duties at Naval Hospital Bremerton's Branch Health Clinic Bangor Dental Clin More

Providing emotional support, professional guidance and caring assistance, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Andrea Arenas, a Maryland native, carries out her responsibilities as a victim advocate and member of Naval More

Every Tuesday of the month of April, Naval Hospital Bremerton's victim advocates are manning a informational table to help raise awareness on Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention by handing out Teal Ribbons More

As Naval Hospital Bremerton recognizes and honors Laboratory Department staff members during National Medical Laboratory Professionals week, April 19-25, 2015, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Justin Barnes tests a More

Getting smart about SMART at the start, Naval Hospital Bremerton's Sports Medicine and Rehab Team Clinic located Branch Health Clinic Bangor is currently providing support for approximately 30 patients a day, a More

Seeing is believing at Naval Hospital Bremerton's Branch Health Clinic Optometry Clinic, as lead technician Robert Jai, known as BJ to everyone, conducts a patient's pre-testing portion of a routine appointment More

There's a need for dental hygienists, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Julian Rodriguez has the background to share at Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Command Career Counselor (CCC) and Command Managed Equal Opportun More

In-depth and hands-on training, Dr. Antoinette Marengo-Barbick, staff physician with Naval Medical Center San Diego’s OB/GYN department explains the usage of a intrauterine device (IUD) in recent training held More

Naval Hospital Bremerton's Nurse Corps Professional Development Committee’s coordinated their annual Speed Mentoring event that gave prospective Sailors - primarily hospital corpsmen - who are interested in a s More

Pedal power making it happen: Naval Hospital Bremerton staff members participated in the annual Bike to Work Day on May 15 as part of their daily commute. The event provided those who took part the opportunity More

Bringing it home in fine fettle: Andy Peters, assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton placed first in the recently held "Aloha Moani 5K" Memorial Run held on May 16, with a finish of 18:15 for a 5:53 pace per mile More

And they're off...runners, jogger, walkers and strollers - approximately 125 - took part in the 2nd annual ‘Aloha Moani 5K’ Memorial Run coordinated by Naval Hospital Bremerton's Navy Nurse Corps. The run culmi More

The online doc is in... Lt. Cmdr. Josephine Nguyen, Naval Hospital Bremerton Dermatology department head, conducts dermatology care directly to patients in need by using teledermatology, an online support servi More

As part of his Ruck (not run) effort at Naval Hospital Bremerton's recently held Corpsmen Remembrance Run, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (Fleet Marine Force) Kyle Smith, Preventive Medicine Technician leading pet More

Cmdr. Thecly Scott, Naval Hospital Bremerton director for Surgical Services and Obstetrics Department is recognized as a recipient of the Military Medical Personnel Award at the 2nd Annual Kitsap Sun Health Car More

A jump for joy like no other: The Navy’s newest board certified family physicians get vertical before as they commence their graduation day to join the fleet at Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Puget Sound Medicine R More

Aside from keeping the books balanced and ensuring that there is proper funding to make the command mission, Lt. Matthew Ozanich, assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton and recently recognized as CY 2014 BUMED Fi More

A priceless thank you for job well done... Lt. Cmdr. Carmelo Ayala presents a personal coin to Patricia Koether for her commitment and contribution in Naval Hospital Bremerton's Internal Medicine Department. Ay More

Coordinating and communicating through a crisis ... Naval Hospital Bremerton Main Operating Room staff use TeamSTEPPS principles in handling a mock pediatric malignant hyperthermia case. TeamSTEPPS is a teamwor More

Lt. Cmdr. Steven Meredith, Judge Advocate General Corps and Victims' Legal Counsel assigned to Naval Base Kitsap Bangor, who covers all of the West Sound region/greater Kitsap Peninsula area, explains that the More

Even during a day when he's being feted and fawned over, retired chief storekeeper Gene Hanson refuses to sit still and not lend a hand, especially if it concerns helping out with his specialty, smoked salmon. More

Allow me to share a few words ... Vice Adm. Matthew Nathan, 37th Surgeon General of the Navy and Chief of Navy’s Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and honored guest speaker at Naval Hospital Bremerton's FY-16 Chie More

Against the backdrop of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park, Navy chaplain Lt. Shawn Redmon, wife GeorgAnne and daughter Finley take a pause from the cause on finishing the Great Olympic Adventure Trail mara More

Lt. Kevin Goodell, Navy Medical Service Corps officer and Physician Assistant (PA) assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton, chose PA as his career path in Navy Medicine due to his love of being able to provide pat More

Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Preventive Medicine will hold the annual influenza vaccination clinic Nov. 6-10 for uniformed service members, eligible beneficiaries and DoD Civilians at NHB’s Health and Education C More

Preparing for the pinch ... Hospital Corpsman 1st Class John LaPage organizes injectable vaccine (shot) immunizations at Naval Hospital Bremerton's Influenza Vaccination Clinic that was held over a recent five- More

Shot on ... During Naval Hospital Bremerton's Preventive Medicine annual Influenza Vaccination Shot Exercise (SHOTEX) in early November, they supplied 3,882 vaccinations for five extended days, averaging 776 pe More

Michael Mitchusson, Naval Hospital Bremerton Human Resource Specialist and member of NHB’s Navy Medicine Civilian Human Resources Team presented “Interviewing 101 – Acing the Job Interview" on Nov. 19, at NHB o More

Hospitalman Tyler Hollis is assisted by Ciggy-Butts in registering participants in Naval Hospital Bremerton's Cold Turkey Trot 5K fun run, held in conjunction with the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 19, 2015. More

It was 'Movember' at Naval Hospital Bremerton's as the month-long mustache movement helped to increase awareness and provide a facial follicle forum to educate staff as well as beneficiaries on men's health iss More

The sign says it all at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport Dive Locker, the site of the Navy's oldest certified dive chamber that was recently used for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (Official Navy photos by Doug More

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Hannah Pickett, a Forest Grove, Ore., native assigned to Branch Health Clinic Bangor, helps out with a variety of tasks in putting together nearly 600 food baskets for those less for More

Got the wintertime blues? You’re not alone. But Navy Medicine attests there are ways to shine some light to prevent and cope with the dark days of winter (Official Navy photo).

Gina Slaby, a Navy lieutenant assigned as a logistics support office with Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center Puget Sound , has her focus set beyond weekly speed training with a local g More

Evoking Emotion through Art, an interactive display on Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Quarterdeck by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class ViJorge Potal, represents Rosa Parks and her refusal to move to the back of the bus. More

o use going ape over providing proper protocol in regards to Patient Safety as Naval Hospital Bremerton demonstrated March 13 to 19 for the 2016 National Patient Safety Awareness Week campaign. (Official Navy p More

Teaming up for patient safety ... Cmdr. Nanette Brown, Lt. Nguyet Allbaugh, HN Isaiah Prado and HN Kelsey Yarbrough visit Naval Hospital Bremerton's Simulation Lab featuring a "room of errors" with a medical ma More

A certified autograph ... Lt. Beverly Torres signs her name next to her Board Certification for Ambulatory Care Nursing as part of Naval Hospital Certified Nurses Day ceremony that recognized all board certifie More

Led by Capt. David Weiss, Naval Hospital Bremerton commanding officer, the scoop at NHB was that staff members were treated to an ice cream social on March 25, 2016 after completing a successful Joint Commissio More

Naval Hospital Bremerton's recognizing Women’s History Month with a celebration on March 31, 2016 was highlighted by the heartfelt vignettes shared by guest speakers (L to R) Dr. Charles Held, NHB optometrist, More

: Lt. Angela Sadosky, NHB SAPR Program Coordinator lets her chalking do the talking as she takes part in Naval Hospital Bremerton's "Chalk the Walk" display on April 4, 2016, a visual reminder that April is Sex More

Christopher Colley, (First row, second from the right) takes part in an impromptu photo-opportunity as part of Team Big Brothers, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu club that recently visited Senegal to teach, train, and to More

Providing empathetic and emotional support is an important part of the job for a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response victim advocate. During a recent sexual assault drill held at Naval Hospital Bremerton in More

During Naval Base Kitsap's Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Appreciation ceremony, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Nathan Cole, assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton, along with three others from various commands - Ch More

Getting a nod from the NOD for SAAPM support...Lt. Lauren Schuetz, Naval Hospital Bremerton Nurse of the Day (NOD), adds her signature to the Sexual Assault Prevention Response victim advocate petition poster i More

Giving 22 for 22 on 22...Naval Hospital Bremerton Command Master Chief Randy Pruitt drops for 22 pushups for 22 veterans on April 22, 2016 to support the command's ‘22 Pushup Challenge for Veteran’s Suicide Awa More

conjunction with the Navy Nurse Corps 108th Birthday celebration, Lt. Lauryn Kramer (middle) was singled out amongst her peers as the recipient of the Junior Nurse Corps Excellence award. Other nominees for the More

Luau Lessons for Leadership and Levity...as part of Naval Hospital Bremerton's Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration, Hawai'ian Island traditional dance was on display, augmented by Capt. D More

The Naval Hospital Bremerton Respiratory Therapy team of Jill Levin, Registered Respiratory Therapist, and respiratory therapy technicians Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Aaron Hamblin, Hospital Corpsmen 3rd Class More

Moving on up...Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Vi J. Potal is pinned by HM1 Shaun Aragon during Naval Hospital Bremerton's Frocking Ceremony for 43 Sailors on June 3, 2016. Not only did Potal advance in rate, but h More

Whether it was running or walking one mile or one hundred plus miles in their boots, participants on June 5, 2016, took part in Naval Hospital Bremerton's 118th Hospital Corpsman Remembrance Run to honor those More

Retired Senior Chief Information System Technician Lee Moburg, wireless amateur radio (HAM) operator, manned the HAM radio at Naval Hospital Bremerton during the command's full scale training exercise Operatio More

Hands-on emergency triage is applied by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Andre Jerome Marin as Naval Hospital Bremerton's Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) staff received patients during Operation Cascadia Rumble earthquake More

Standing out as 'Best of the Best' in more ways than one...Naval Hospital Bremerton's Internal Medicine Department was recently recognized as being one of Navy Medicine's 'Best of the Best' in regards to primar More

With a record eight residents graduating, Naval Hospital Bremerton presented the Navy’s newest board certified family physicians to join the global healthcare network of 63,000 Navy medical personnel around the More

Medication Disposal with MedSafe is available at Naval Hospital Bremerton, accepting consumer unused or expired prescribed (Rx) controlled and non-controlled medications, such as over-the-counter dispensed medi More

Seaman David Naranjo of Naval Hospital Bremerton's Pharmacy Department helps prepare a prescription order at the command's main facility, which along with NHB's Refill Annex, Branch Health Clinic (BHC) Bangor, More

Capt. David K. Weiss, Naval Hospital Bremerton Commanding Officer, presents flowers to Shannon Afarin, command ombudsman on Sept 9, 2016 for her continual effort in providing support to NHB's family members in More

Naval Hospital Bremerton's Color Guard team comprised of Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Carlos Rangelmejia, HM3 Courtney Dupuis, HM3 Jason Johnson, HM3 Kristen Jurgensen and HN Ryver Kallstrom practice for their s More

Keeping a constant watchful eye on the eye...Cmdr. David Hessert (Middle), Naval Hospital Bremerton Ophthalmologist performs a PRK - photorefractive keratectomy - surgery with assistance from ophthalmic technic More

Naval Hospital Bremerton Housekeeping staff took some well-deserved time off of their daily busy schedule to celebrate National Housekeeping Week with a potluck and congratulatory pronouncements from NHB leader More

Bridging the gap of over 50 years, from one Gridley crewmember to another...retired Chief Storekeeper Gene Hanson shares plank owner mementos from his time on USS Gridley (DLG 21) in 1963-64 with current USS Gr More

Master Chief Petty Officer Tom Countryman receives his 30th and final annual influenza vaccination at Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) Sep. 28. NHB Preventive Medicine will hold the annual influenza vaccination More

If a picture is worth a thousand words...Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Especially with electronic-cigarettes (e-cigs). Lost in the haze about any health hazards to e-cig users, there are smoldering safety More

Not a bridge too far...Petty Officer 3rd Class Lindsay Edwards, physical therapy technician with Naval Hospital Bremerton's Physical Therapy (PT) Department takes command staff members through a series of core More

Capt. Matthew A. McQueen (L) shared a moment with Rear Adm. Mark E. Bipes, Navy Medicine West Deputy Commander and Medical Service Corps Deputy Director, after being presented the meritorious service medal for More

Donna Morrison of the Haida tribe displays a sea otter head band during her talk at Naval Hospital Bremerton's American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage recognition ceremony on Nav. 29, 2016. Morrison served 3 More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kayla Kirk, assists with hospital corpsmen basic skill training as part of her duties currently assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton. The Ben, Ore. native was recently recognized for her More

Getting framed is now a fashionable eye-opening experience courtesy of Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Optometry Clinic. Those old jokes about Navy-issue eyeglasses being called ‘birth-control’ are not applicable an More

The New Year first baby James Hollis Kidwell, born 27 minutes into Jan. 2017, nestles in his mother's - Lynzi Kidwell - during a 'New Born Care Clinic' appointment at Naval Hospital Bremerton's Northwest Beginn More

Preparing to provide for patients...Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kit Reed, a Gunnison Colo . native, of Naval Hospital Bremerton Immunization Clinic readies influenza vaccination for beneficiaries in need. The w More

Members of the Puget Sound Military Health System and Population Health and Forecasting Coordinator, Dan Frederick, MD welcome Kristin Thorstenson, RN, to Naval Hospital Bremerton. Ms. Thorstenson is the first More

Remembering an American legacy...Naval Hospital Bremerton's Diversity Council shared the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. oration gift by each reciting passages of heartfelt quotes to assembled staff, beneficiar More